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Speak for the country,
with its own record.

A strong Model UN delegate argues what the assigned country would really say, backed by what it has actually done: resolutions it sponsored, votes it cast, laws it passed. For each assignment, log that record and every source, write the position and solutions in your own words and draft the opening speech. The organizer counts primary sources and times the speech.

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Country assignments

The worked example is a made-up conference with three assignments: Rwanda on plastic pollution, an early start on Norway and a draft for Brazil that runs over a 30-second limit. Saved on this device only.

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What you finish with
A record per country assignment: conference, committee, topic, country and regional group; the country’s record on the topic; each source with kind and date; position, solutions and opening speech; and six preparation checks. Counts sources and primary sources; times the speech at 150 words a minute; flags no primary source, a single source, no record, a speech over the time allowed and no position.
Who it is for
Middle school, high school and college Model UN delegates, and the teachers who run their clubs.
Format
Browser organizer with a saved record per assignment. Prints one assignment as research notes, all of them in a table or a blank sheet; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Passion projects kit ($39) and the Enrichment Suite pass ($119), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Passion Projects space in Caveat Enrichment.
Support
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How to use it

  1. Read the committee’s background guide first.
  2. Log the country’s record: votes, sponsorships, treaties, laws.
  3. Add each source with its kind.
  4. Write the position in one sentence, then the solutions.
  5. Draft the speech and trim it under a minute.

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Country research

Where a delegate’s research comes fromThe country itselfIts government andministriesIts UN mission’sstatementsThe UN recordResolutions and whosponsored themVoting records in the UNDigital LibraryContextNews and researchGood for background;cite the primary sourcewhen you canWhere a delegate’s research comes fromThe country itselfIts government and ministriesIts UN mission’s statementsThe UN recordResolutions and who sponsored themVoting records in the UN Digital LibraryContextNews and researchGood for background; cite the primary sourcewhen you can
A position paper is stronger when the country’s own words and votes back each claim. Primary sources show what the country actually said and did.

Regional groups

UN member states are organized into five regional groups for elections and seats: African States, Asia-Pacific States, Eastern European States, Latin American and Caribbean States, and Western European and Others. Delegates often caucus with their group, though positions on a topic can cross groups.

About the example

Rwanda banned non-biodegradable plastic bags in 2008, and in 2022 Rwanda and Peru put forward the UN Environment Assembly resolution that started negotiations on a global plastics treaty. Check facts like these against the primary source before using them in a paper.

Sources

  1. United Nations Environment Assembly (2022). Resolution 5/14, End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument. UNEP.
  2. UN Digital Library (digitallibrary.un.org): resolutions and voting data.
  3. United Nations Department for General Assembly and Conference Management: United Nations Regional Groups of Member States.
  4. Best Delegate and UNA-USA Model UN guides: position papers and opening speeches.

The conference in the example is made up; facts about Rwanda are as known at build time and should be checked against primary sources. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.